On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:49 AM, chutsu <chu...@gmail.com> wrote: > So.. been looking at plan 9, am confused what plan 9 is used for? I > mean I know its a hobbyst sort of OS, but what can you do with it > though? > Can you browse the internet? > Watch videos? > Thanks > Chris > > I use it to manage my home network (/sys/lib/local is soooo much easier than any other network setup / dhcp / etc. thingie I've come across). I also use it as my web server, wiki and private email system. Everything that I want to keep over time (as in timemachine) is kept on my fossil/venti (bulk data like videos, I keep elsewhere, not really sure why tho'). It runs on a VIA fanless in a cupboard somewhere.
I play way too little with it these days. It is not a mediacenter! Although with some time and muscle you can probably get pretty far down that route and have a lot more fun than attempting to grok mythtv (I gave up after 4 attempts with that monstrosity). Robby
